| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxii, 403 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-378) and index. |
| Contents |
From Bosnia to Baghdad -- The revenge of geography -- Herodotus and his successors -- The Eurasian map -- The Nazi distortion -- The Rimland thesis -- The allure of sea power -- The "crisis of room" -- The geography of European divisions -- Russia and the independent heartland -- The geography of Chinese power -- India's geographical dilemma -- The Iranian pivot -- The former Ottoman Empire -- Braudel, Mexico, and grand strategy. |
| Summary |
The insights, discoveries, and theories of great geographers and geopolitical thinkers of the past look back at critical pivots in history and then look forward at the evolving global scene. |
| Subject |
Political geography.
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| ISBN |
9781400069835 (acid-free paper) |
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1400069831 (acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
40021377155 |
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